We finally get to say it: the Version 4 upgrade of the established Stillwell Audio plugin catalog is complete.
Sculpto, Spectro, and TinMan v4.0.0 are available now for macOS and Windows. These were the final three products waiting to make the move, and all of our established plugins are now on the current build, installer, and .licensefoundation.
Across the V4 project, the work included native Apple Silicon builds, current Windows support, Retina and HiDPI graphics, improved VST3 and AAX behavior, drag-and-drop license installation, and a long list of smaller host, automation, display, and installer fixes.
The most important part, however, is what we worked to preserve. These plugins have earned their places in people’s studios because of how they sound and how they work. The objective was never to replace that character. It was to carry it forward carefully so the same tools can continue doing their jobs on current systems.
A rolling catalog upgrade means some products arrive sooner than others. We know that anyone waiting specifically for Sculpto, Spectro, or TinMan had a longer wait than most. Thank you for giving us the time to finish them properly.
We are especially grateful to everyone here who installed early builds, reported host-specific problems, posted screenshots and logs, supplied repeatable projects, and came back for maintenance releases when an edge case slipped through. That feedback made the finished catalog better.
These are free updates for existing customers.
You will also notice that the V4 badges are disappearing from the product cards. They were useful while the catalog was divided between generations. Now Version 4 is simply the baseline.
Finishing this upgrade does not mean the work stops. Maintenance, compatibility work, and new development continue. It does mean that we can close this particular chapter with the established catalog on one current foundation—and we are very glad to have reached that point.
Thank you for using these plugins, for caring enough to tell us when something was not right, and for staying with us through the transition.
Latest installers:
https://www.stillwellaudio.com/downloads/
Full announcement:
https://www.stillwellaudio.com/news/version-4-upgrade-complete/
As always, if you find anything behaving strangely, please tell us here in the forums or through our support portal or via support email at [email protected].